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The twins are not cut-and-paste copies, I'm honestly impressed
Premium post · June 29, 2023
Six Chix, 6/29/23 The verb scoff, dictionaries will tell you, means to speak derisively about someone or something, or treat them with scorn, and that's how...
If I thought I was going to have to do some running, I would not have left the house wearing a suit jacket and bow tie
Premium post · June 28, 2023
Hi and Lois, 6/28/23 The word “organ” in English originally referred to the musical instrument, and the process by which its sense drifted so that it came to...
Tuesday quickies
Premium post · June 27, 2023
Gil Thorp, 6/27/23 Oh wow, it looks like the WOKE FCC won’t let America’s millions of high school sports fans hear fraught language or see a father-son...
Ha ha, Marvin likes cookies, you see
Premium post · June 26, 2023
Marvin, 6/26/23 “Because you said it in front of him in English, a language he absolutely speaks and understands! Yeah, I know, he’s a baby, or maybe a...
Sunday hopes and dreams and horror
Premium post · June 25, 2023
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 6/25/23 Wait, what exactly is Snuffy buying that tool for? It's definitely not to do any useful or productive repair work, I...
The bird will be fine, kids. Please do not disturb Mr. Thurston's "nap"
Premium post · June 24, 2023
Dustin, 6/24/23 Being a diagnosable Twitter addict, like I am, is not particularly rewarding, but it does provide you with a few fairly useless special...
Metapost: Summertime ... and the COTWing is easy
Premium post · June 23, 2023
Hope you’re all enjoying your June as much as I know you’ll enjoy this week’s comment of the week! "From inside the burlap sack, Jones listened carefully. It...
Remember when Niki used to be cool? Kelly clearly doesn't, because she's still fighting for this relationship
Premium post · June 23, 2023
Rex Morgan, M.D., 6/23/23 So it seems that Niki is going to turn down the college scholarship he earned by helping Rex recapture some escaped prisoners,...
Genuinely curious as to what percentage of normal people can ID characters from "Pickles"
Premium post · June 22, 2023
Blondie, 6/22/23 Let's put aside, for the moment, the fact we're dealing with three famous (?) comics couples here. What are the circumstances under which...
Also, I am reasonably sure you could top that one
Premium post · June 21, 2023
Shoe, 6/21/23 Here's a little free hint for comic strip writers everywhere: if you come up with a line of dialogue and you think, "Well, I can't top that...
Caged lukewarmth
Premium post · June 20, 2023
Gil Thorp, 6/20/23 Some years back, the state of Maryland renamed the government agency in charge of courts, detention facilities, and parole supervision for...
They're signed "sincerely," how mean-spirited could they be
Premium post · June 19, 2023
Slylock Fox, 6/19/23 There was a truly incredible report a few months ago that featured extensive quotes from Taliban fighters who, after spending two...
Genuinely curious as to what percentage of normal people can ID characters from "Pickles"
Premium post · June 18, 2023
Panel from Slylock Fox, 6/18/23 This image is, quite frankly, one of the most horrifying that Slylock Fox has presented me with in all my years of reading...
More like Saint BEEFer amiright
Premium post · June 17, 2023
Pardon My Planet, 6/17/23 Look, I am not a vegetarian (anyone who’s met me IRL will have a good chortle at me having to preface anything with this), but if...
It doesn't look THAT destroyed to be hones
Premium post · June 16, 2023
Dick Tracy, 6/16/23 Dick Tracy is, indeed, a rich tapestry: one of its supporting characters, Diet Smith, is a wealthy scientist whose inventions have...
Just shovel the poop overboard, man. Problem solved
Premium post · June 15, 2023
Judge Parker, 6/15/23 Sorry you're a coward, Sophie, but I actually would've liked to have seen the process by which Abbey decided to "get back out there" on...
Soaptastic Wednesday
Premium post · June 14, 2023
Mary Worth, 6/14/23 Look, I know I have to tread delicately here, because organized dog fighting is very real and very awful. But since this is Mary Worth...
Varying types of Dennis-free menacing
Premium post · June 13, 2023
Hagar the Horrible, 6/13/23 Look, it’s fun when I do jokes about how Hagar the Horrible, as a Viking warrior chieftain, would realistically be responsible...
True tales of Josh life (plus some comics quickies)
Premium post · June 12, 2023
Pearls Before Swine, 6/10/23 I’m taking a slight break from my usual routine here to relay a personal anecdote. On Saturday, I went to a showing of The...
The latest Newsweek hasn't arrived yet but she'll keep Saul updated on what it says
Premium post · June 11, 2023
Mary Worth, 6/11/23 Yes, blah blah, Saul breaks down sobbing because his beloved Greta has become bait for for fighting dogs (DO NOT WORRY, THERE IS ZERO...
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